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Recent News About U.S House of Representatives
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In a commendable move, Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (LA), Marco Rubio (FL), Tom Cotton (AR), Rick Scott (FL), and Bill Hagerty (TN) are urging the U.S. Treasury Department to take immediate measures against Tobacco International Holdings (TIH), a Switzerland-registered business suspected of having ties to Mexico's Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
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It’s been going on for more than a decade: the lobbying to let lawyers filing contingency-based lawsuits deduct fees and expenses immediately from tax returns. Such expenses have long been treated as loans to clients, recoverable at settlement – or, in case of a loss in court, deducted from tax returns at the conclusion of a case.
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HOUSTON – Expect the Democrats’ spending bill to bring more lawsuits and less jobs – that was the underline message of a tweet posted by Rep. Kevin Brady earlier today.
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Did U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas’ 15th Congressional District violate ethics rules that prohibit House members from “engaging in professions that provide services involving a fiduciary relationship, including the practice of law”?
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HIDALGO COUNTY - U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez received $118,125 for the few weeks of work he put in on a construction defect lawsuit, not a bad payday when considering his yearly salary in Congress is $174,000.
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AUSTIN – While the first three phases of the federal government’s stimulus and relief efforts have been “meaningful and robust,” protections are still needed for job creators and health care professionals, states a letter sent to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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HOUSTON – Houston storm attorney Manuel Solis wants the rest of the $2 million he loaned Ramon Garcia, the former county judge of Hidalgo County.
